Miss Manners therefore suggests that you turn that weak smile into something that does, in fact, betray your irritation, ...

GENTLE READER: Miss Manners agrees that if someone asks people to go ahead, then the request should be obeyed, as it may mask ...

Dear Miss Manners: My boyfriend and I share an apartment, and also share two pet snakes. These are not large reptiles, and ...

(She) called me to tell me she was diabetic and couldn’t eat them. I felt her phone call was rude and unnecessary.

In today's Miss Manners column, advice columnist Judith Martin responds to the delicate situation when well-intentioned ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I prepared some hand-dipped chocolate goodies and delivered them to a couple of ladies in my neighborhood.

Miss Manners recommends saying, “I’m sorry to hear that. Thanks for letting me know” — and then tossing the conversation in ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I inherited a 1920s-era diamond ring and earrings. I remember my grandmother saying that with the ...

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I find it impractical to spend a couple hundred dollars on a floral arrangement that will soon be dead, and would prefer to ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...

DEAR MISS MANNERS: I am wondering if it would be crass or in poor taste to give a new widow a thoughtful sympathy card with ...